Kili language
| Kili | |
|---|---|
| Kur-Urmi | |
| Native to | Russia, China |
Native speakers | (40 cited 1989–1990)[citation needed] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None(mis) |
| Glottolog | kuro1242Kur-Urmikile1243Kilen |
| ELP | |
 Kili is classified as Severely Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kili(Kilen, Kirin, Kila), known asHezheor more specificallyQile'en(Chinese:Kỳ lặc ân;pinyin:Qílè'ēn) in Chinese and also as the Kur-Urmi dialect ofNanai,is a moribundTungusic languageof Russia and China. Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language, and Kili has traditionally been considered one of the diverse dialects of Nanai, but it "likely belongs to the northern group".[1]
References
[edit]- ^Alexander Vovin, "Tungusic Languages", in theEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics,2006
Further reading
[edit]- Zhang, P. [ trương phái dư ]. (2013). The Kilen language of Manchuria: grammar of a moribund Tungusic language. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved fromhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4985881
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